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>> reporter: denise, those who knew michael hen henshaw say he seemed like the friendliest guy on the block. police say they got tip after tip, from people who identified him and witnessed him. >> police say he viciously attacked a woman, after hitting her car with his jeep last friday night, on the i-83, near the maryland-pennsylvania state line. >> this arrest was important to police. because there were a lot of motorists who were probably troubled when they heard this story. >> reporter: tips led police to henshaw's home, north of state line. >> i just saw a police car in the street, went to the house. another car, kind of blocking the driveway, seemed like. and two cars in the driveway. >> including a jeep? >> including the jeep. >> at this point, we don't know what his motivation was.
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>> he always seemed very nice and friendly to myself and my wife. >> reporter: many neighbors told us they simply did not want to get involved. but he did not seem, they say, capable of this kind of violence. >> reporter: police say henshaw begged the victim not to call police about the accident. when she did, investigators say he grabbed the phone and punched her in the face and dragged her towards the trees near the interstate, threatening her life, before she finally managed to get away. >> they checked his record and found that his license was suspended in pennsylvania. >> reporter: henshaw faces charges, including second- degree assault, reckless endangerment, and robbery. police say the arrest happened without incident. >> reporter: and he is currently being held in pennsylvania. he's expected to be extradited back here to maryland. reporting live, mike hellgren, we'll eyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> henshaw is 30 years old. and neighbors tell wjz, he recently became a father. violence that went viral. a guilty plea from the woman
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who went behind a brutal beating at a mcdonald's. alex demetric is in the courtroom with details. >> reporter: the beating of crissy polis lasted several minutes. now, the woman and tine who attacked her -- teen who attacked her are facing time behind bars. >> reporter: the video captured on cell phone shows repeated attacks by a 19-year-old and 14- year-old, after polis tried to use the women's women's room. today, polis, who is transgender and considers herself female. >> the ordeal is not over for her. how she continues to suffer on a daily basis, particularly for the notoriety the you tube video has caused. >> reporter: brown pled guilty to a first-degree assault and a hate crime. but under the plea deal, the state is only recommending she serve five years. >> we felt this was an
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appropriate sentence, in light of the fact the defendant had no prior convictions. and we sin sincerely hope she sevens those five years. >> reporter: new video from a surveillance camera was also produced. crissy polis was dragged by the hair and kicked. >> it is much easier to understand the severity of the beating when you see a video. they say a picture is worth a thousand words. a video is worth about a million. >> reporter: another customer, vicky tom, tries to step in and help polis. in court today, her strongest memory. >> how a person so young could be so hateful. >> reporter: crissy polis had little to say. >> i'm kind of nervous being here today. i really did not want to come. but like i said, i still have no comment. i'm just going to lay low and keep my life normal, as much as possible. >> reporter: she will say more next month at sentencing, which she will-- when she will present a victims impact statement. >> at sentencing, it is up to the judge to go along with the
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recommendation or set his own. >> the victim is accused -- the other suspect is accused of assault and a hate crime, but because she's juvenile, she is sentenced to a juvenile facility. mary is in the newsroom with more on the dramatic drops and the reasons for it. >> reporter: the markets are in the biggest retreat since the financial crisis in 2008. the dow closed down more than 500 points. it lost more than 1,000 points since july 21st. the resolution of the debt crisis has not eased ongoing fears the u.s. may dip into another recession. here's a look at the closing numbers. dow ends, 513 points down, losing 4% of its value. s&p500 is down 50. and nasdaq plummets 137 points. growing fears about the weakening u.s. economy, was joined by concern over european economies. >> the vix is up nearly 80% since the beginning of july.
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a chaotic scene outside a baltimore nightclub in january. it ends with the plain clothed police officer, shot and killed, at the hands of other officers responding to a fight. prosecutors just announced those other officers will not be charged. wjz is live right now. mike schuh is there, and has more on prosecutors' decision. mike? >> kai, it was clear the prosecutor said that the officers responding to that massive fight did not know that william torbit was under cover. and though they fired 40 shots, 20 of which hit torbit, they did nothing criminal. >> reporter: while everyone agrees what happened at the select lounge that night in january is a tragedy, no police officers will be charged in the death of fellow officer william torbit. outside that night, a fight involving a woman. police say eight-year vet, undercover cop, william torbit shoots to death a clubgoer. in the ruckus, his badge is not
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seen by arriving officers who witnessed the shooting and unleashed shots. nearly two dozen hit torbit, killing him. after what they feel is too much delay, officer torbit's family puts pressure on the city to punish the officers who shot william. >> come to our own conclusions, that you are obviously covering up the death of officer torbit. >> i'm optimistic that we'll be able to provide a full review. >> reporter: their investigation takes four months. and without making their findings public, the internal investigations turned over to the prosecutor. at the same time, the mayor commissioned an independent report. >> i wish it was over yesterday. but we have to do things carefully and make sure it's right. >> reporter: in this case, from the prosecutor's point of view, right doesn't include charges. >> my responsibility is to determine whether there are any violations of criminal law, caused by any intentional conduct on the part of these officers that would have amounted to a violation of criminal law, and in that regard, i do not believe there is sufficient evidence. >> that don't right sit right
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with me. >> reporter: torbit's sister sherry believes they closed ranks. >> i believe it's a cover-up. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the mayor says the case files will become public. >> reporter: now the prosecutor has made his decision. i'm having the law department review our investigative file. we will review it and do what we need to do to make it available for the public as soon as possible. >> reporter: now, this case did not go before a grand jury. bernstein made the decision. the mayor's review will be out in a couple of weeks. and it is expected to focus on operational and possible training breakdowns within the department. reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. they'll know criminal charges will be filed. it is possible, the families of both dead men could sue the city in civil court. all clear on the campus of virginia tech tonight. following a security scare this morning. children at a summer camp, reported seeing a man with what looked like a gun. police swarmed the campus but did not turn up anything
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suspicious. the alert was looked at a short time ago. you'll remember in 2007, a gunman killed 32 people at virginia tech, before taking his own life. right now, the remnants of tropical storm emily, continue to slowly move to the northwest. the storm is bringing heavy rainfall and dangerous surf to the southern parts of the dominican republic. emily's center is expected to pass over southwest haiti tonight. meteorologist tim williams is in the weather center, tracking emily, and where the storm is headed. tim? >> definitely, kai. the storm is still a dangerous bit of energy down in the tropics, although the tropical storm status has now been lifted. take a look at our current track. emily is a tropical low. it is the remnantses as you mentioned. sustained winds, just over 15 miles an hour. in the short term, it is expected to move over hispaniola. that is haiti and the dominican republic. and while haiti does not have most of its tree cover, that is
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definitely the reason that they are expected to see some flash flooding with 6- to 12-inches of rain that could cause real problems for that island. the remnants were still expected to move up along the east coast of florida. and most of our models still have it moving along the outer banks of north carolina. and still along the mouth of ocean city. and what that will mean for all of our beaches along the delmarva, is that we can still see some rough currents and rough surf. and if this starts starts starts to reintensify, it could take you back over. thank you, tim. well, we are getting a break today. it has been a brutally hot summer so far. and the number of people dying from heat-related problems is rising dramatically. first warning weather coverage continues with meghan mccorkell. >> at least 21 people in the state have died from heat- related illnesses so far this year. 11 of them just last week. and that's got health officials sounding the alarm. no matter what the temperature, james mism of
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mitch -- james mitchell sits outside of his north patterson park home every day. >> it was galvanized. and it was between 145 and 165 degrees. so the heat don't even bother me. >> he doesn't even have air conditioning in his home. >> people say, how can you stand it? i'm not exerting myself. >> reporter: but it's people like mitchell that potentially worry health officials. >> what concerns me is, does he have neighbors who come by and check on him. is he talking with people. when they come talk with him, is he alert? is he oriented? >> questions that seemed important, after last week's heat claimed 11 lives in the state. >> a number that concerns me is any death related to heat because these are all preventable deaths. >> reporter: last week, two more in anne arundel and wicomico counties, one person died in baltimore, cecil and one of -- worcester counties. >> reporter: 332 people across the state also wound up here at
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the emergency room with heat- related illnesses last week. >> it felt like a furnace. >> reporter: that's why many opted to stay inside, but not james mitchell. >> it doesn't bother me. i think about something else. >> reporter: he says he'll keep sitting on his stoop all summer long. >> reporter: and doctors tell me that as long as mitchell is god in health, he takes precaution and stays hydrated, he'll be okay. >> and it's a baltimore tradition. thanks, meghan. the heat claimed 32 lives in maryland last summer. five weeks and counting until the mayoral primary in baltimore. for the first time, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake takes part in a public forum with the other challengers. wjz is live in south baltimore. political reporter pat warren has more on what was discussed. >> reporter: hi, kai. and you're right. this is the first time stephanie rawlings-blake has tapedded one of -- attended one of these forums. and this gives an opportunity to pinpoint problems and offer solutions. >> reporter: baltimore's mayor's race, finds no shortage
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of issues the candidates have declared their views of problems and their solutions since the race grew legs in july. and now, for the first time, the five democratic contenders sit down to answer questions in a public forum. although geared primarily to the disabled, it was no stretch to see broader nides. >> with all -- needs. >> with all of the jurisdictions -- >> we have the highest tax burden of any subdivision in the state. >> reporter: much of the discussion centered on cutting taxes, expanding services, and getting priorities straight. >> but everything can't be a priority. and if you are suggesting that we cut the city's budget by $400 million and then want to promise that you're going to give every department more resources and more services and more this and more that, you can't have it both. it's not about cutting the budget. anybody with common sense knows that you don't cut $400 million out of the budget.
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if you're going to cut the property tax and provide the services of the people, you're going to grow your budget. >> any time you spend millions of dollars on a race track and fixing streets downtown, while we were having problems uptown, that shows me that you're not prioritizing. >> our city suffers from service delivery problems across the board. >> the services for the people has been put on a back burner. >> reporter: republican vickie ann harding also attended the forum. she is unopposed in that primary. >> reporter: this is the maryland disabilities forum. and it's the first of a series of five debates or reforms, including the mayor. >> the primary election is september 13th. early voting is september 1st through the 6th. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. phone hacking scandal. the stunning revelation of ex- wife of beatles paul mccartney.
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turkey. one of the largest recalls in u.s. history. what you need to look for. i'm jessica kartalija, at the catoctin wildlife preserve. and this is rocket. coming up, we'll tell you why rocket is looking for a permanent home. that story on wjz. and how you can help him. >> okay. nice weekend ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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questions remain, after the historic debt deal was reached this week, including what is next on the chopping block. mary joins us with more. tonight, we gathered experts right here in our own studio, to sound off on the tough decisions facing congress. the bill is passed. >> with the debt deal done, a committee is tasked with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion. >> do you think we should do further reductions in our deficit by raising taxes? what about cutting entitlement spending? >> reporter: a divided panel here inside wjz's studio a, on what congress should do next to bring down the deficit. john willis, who is in the world of academics, says taxes should be raised and entitlements cut. >> age. you're going to have to adjust in terms of rate. you're going to have to adjust in terms of what is covered and
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what is not. because you have to make sure that the program has long-term sustainability. >> reporter: muhammad is the director at the naacp. he thinks congress needs to raise revenues with tax increases, instead of entitlement cuts or social programs. >> you have studies that comes out, the wealth divides between african american americans and white americans has doubled in the last four years. so there are particular communities in crisis that can't deal with the issue of deficit and debt on the backs of those who have been suffering most. >> he didn't ask whether taxes should be raise -- should be raised because he believes they're already built into this bill when the bush-era taxes expire. >> we forking to of a tax -- are going to have a tax increase, as a result of this budget. people don't understand that.
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>> it will just expire. >> yes. but it will be very significant. >> reporter: curt does think medicare and medicaid spending does need to be looked at very closely. >> congress must approve the reductions the committee comes up with. new allegations with the man charged with stealing valuable documents from maryland and other states. federal prosecutors say barry landau tried to influence others in the case. they urged the judge not to release him today, saying he's a flight risk. landau and an assistant are charged with conspiring to take documents from the maryland historical society and other archives. he is one big baby. but some in thurmont hope is here to stay. rocket, the giraffe is on loan. as jessica kartalija reports, keeping him there is a tall order. >> he's blondish-brown. he has spots on his self.
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>> this is rocket. he's 2 years old. he's 12 feet tall at the moment. >> reporter: and he's the most popular guy at the catoctin wildlife preserve. >> he's a star. and he's a major attraction. >> i think they're really fascinating. i like the facts about them. >> i like the giraffe because it's tall. >> we had him come in as a traveling, or visiting exhibit. and we contracted for four months. well, he was here four hours. and we were in love with him. >> reporter: now, richard hahn, executive director of the preserve wants to make rocket a permanent resident. and that means coming up with $60,000 for a special heating system to keep rocket toasty warm through the winter. >> that's a tall order. and when you think about the daily maintenance of rocket, he eats quite a bit. 50 pounds of food, two bales of hay, and 100 pounds of leaves, like this bamboo.
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that's not cheap. >> you've all seen them in storybooks. whenbut when you see one in person, they're not like anything else. it makes it more magical for the kids. >> reporter: the zoo is turning to the public for help. hosting fundraisers and selling pips and magnets. >> we've had offers of help and labor. but we still need to raise additional money so if we can get it also and do it right. >> reporter: the preserve has until the end of october to make sure all of the necessary upgrades are made to rocket's facility. in frederick county, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and for more information on the fundraisers to help keep rocket in frederick county, log onto wjz.com. >> fundraiser for rocket. >> maybe get him a girlfriend, too. >> we have a helicopter. don't we need a rocket? [ laughter ] nice day to be outside if you're going to the zoo. it was a pretty comfortable time out in frederick county.
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not too hot, not too humid. 77 now the temperature. it wasn't a bad time to be out with the animals. 76% relative humidity. with the winds from the east at 9 miles per hour. i'll have your complete updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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taking a look at our forecast highs. we got 80 degrees. that's just a little below our normal high.
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74 was our overnight low. and we're going to be closer to the average high tomorrow. closer to about 88 degrees. but nowhere near these records of triple digits. 101. and 55. nowhere near that cool. we haven't seen 55 in quite sometime. 75 now in oakland. 77 in bwi and easton. 79 in elkton. and 86 seems to be the warm spot out in cumberland right now. 85 in d.c., and the d.c. suburbs. everyone else in the mid- to upper 70s and going down comfortably to about 70 degrees for your overnight low. we have seen winds coming from the east. that's courtesy of low pressure offshore that is kicking back moisture. enough to create cloud cover. and these cool winds off the bay. and the ocean. so as a result, our temperatures have been substantially below where we have been over some of the last weeks or so. and then definitely today, below our average high. we are going to see a shift, though, in the wind over the next few days. and that's going to tap into warmer air again. another day of temperatures over 100 degrees down in
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dallas. they are now down at 34 days and counting. of 100-degree temperatures plus. we're not going to get quite that warm. but we are going to start to see a bit of that shift. and we'll see warmer air. temperatures getting closer to that 90-degree range. the high is going to continue to move off to the east. and as it does, it's going to allow for that wind to shift. in the meantime, we'll see clearer skies in for tomorrow. we'll still have cloud cover tomorrow night. but clear skies means we carve out deep amount of sunshine. temperatures start to go up a little bit. these are the last times we will start to monitor emily, unless it restrengthens into a category 1 hurricane as we saw it. or even potentially a tropical storm. but emily is now the remnants of emily. 39 is a tropical storm. it dropped down to 35. the energy is still moving across hispaniola. that's dominican republic in haiti. and jumping potentially 6 to 12
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inches of rain on them. and forecast models have it still moving across the east coast of florida and making its way up into the atlantic. we could still get rough surf and higher than average potentially next week. in the meantime, several waves will bring a chance of widely scattered showers. sunset today is at 8:15. east winds on the bay, 5 to 10 knots. going down to 70 degrees tonight. patchy clouds. otherwise, pretty mild. tonight, 88, seasonably warm, and partial sunshine. should be a pretty comfortable friday, heading into the first weekend of august. >> wonderful. thank you very much, tim. still ahead on eyewitness news. eating right. the u.s. has new nutritional guidelines. why it may cost you big bucks to meet them. a 90-year-old woman is stabbed to death inside her home. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll get the latest from the victim's family. excessive force or justified police action?
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it is 6:30. partly cloudy. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories
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people are talking about tonight. new twists in the phone hacking scandal, rocking britain and the media empire. paul mccartney's ex-wife, claims a tabloid listened to her voice mail messages. >> reporter: heather mills sayas a senior journalist called her in 2001, with intimate details of her rocky relationship with then- boyfriend, paul mccartney. >> he started quoting from the messages from my machine. >> reporter: she said she told him, he had obviously hacked into her phone. and if the paper went with the story, she was going to police. >> he said, okay, okay. yeah, we did hear it on your voice messages. i won't run it. >> reporter: mills says the journalist was from the trinity mirror group. the boss of one of those paper, the daily mirror, was cnn host, piers morgan. mills made sure that the journalist who called her that day was not morgan.
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at one stage, i was played a tape of a message paul had left for heather on her mobile phone. it was heartbreaking. he sounded lonely, miserable, and desperate, and even saying, we can work it out, into the answer phone. >> reporter: morgan calls the claims unsubstantiated. he insists he never hacked phones or told anyone else to. some british lawmakers aren't convinced. >> he really has to answer. it's no good just chanting. he's got to give an explanation for that. >> reporter: lawmakers haven't made any formal appeals to question morgan. and many of wondering why heather mills waited 10 years to claim she was a victim of hacking, too. in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> and a short time ago, paul mccartney himself, revealed he may be a victim of phone hacking as well. >> excessive force, or justified police action. >> a homeless man's death is sparking controversy and
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outrage in a california town. mary is in the newsroom with more on this story. >> reporter: well, kai, 37-year- old kelly thomas died after a violent confrontation with fullert ton, california police officers. during the incident, thomas, who suffers from schizophrenia, calls for his father. witnesses say the beating was extreme and not justified. his father spoke at a town hall forum. >> listening to my son beg those officers, please, please, god, i'm sorry, i'm sorry. and then the last words of his life, dad, dad! >> i want you to hear that the -- the rest of your life, like i will. >> reporter: police say the altercation began when officers responded to a call where a man stealing from cars. and kelly resisted arrest. the six officers involved are all on administrative leave. kai? >> the family says kelly was homeless by choice.
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>> a 91-year-old woman is stabbed to death inside her northeast baltimore home. and tonight, the family of irene logan was trying to cope with their loss. but as monique griego reports, they're having a hard time understanding why this would happen. >> reporter: 91-year-old ireap logan, or granny, is being described as a happy, kindhearted woman. no one ever imagined her life would end so tragically. >> it's just evil out here. >> reporter: yesterday, her daughter found the 91-year-old facedown in a pool of blood, inside their home in the 4700 block of moravia. police told ushery, she had been stabbed to death. >> it's tragic that something like this happened to my mom. and i'm going to miss my mom. [ crying ] >> reporter: but who came into this home and why is still a mystery. detectives combed the house for evidence, but evidence is slim. ushery said someone ransacked her bedroom and took a few pieces of costume jewelry.
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>> it's hard to believe that somebody would do something like that, take somebody's life, for something so small. >> reporter: as family members help each other try to cope with what happened, police hit the neighborhood. >> reporter: today, police are canvassing irene's neighborhood with flyers like this. and with so many unanswered questions, the family is hoping and praying that someone will come forward with information. >> just like to find him and get some kind of closure. >> reporter: ushery says closure will only come when granny's killer is caught. >> reporter: we are just going to trust in god that he will take us blew this -- through this. >> reporter: police interviewed several family members and neighbors, but so far, nothing has pointed them to a possible suspect. >> if you know anything about this case, please call crimestoppers. police say this man drove up behind a woman and snatched
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the purse off her shoulder. anyone who thinks they recognize this man is asked to call police. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. including the scope of previous crimes. what new rinkles -- wrinkles offensive coordinator cam cameron has planned for this season. and new review of movies. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. in tonight's consumer watch report, one of the largest meat recalls is under way. ground turkey is making dozens of americans sick from coast to coast. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, have the latest on the salmonella outbreak. >> reporter: 36,000 pounds of ground turkey are disappearing from store shelves and store refrigerators after a
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salmonella outbreak. >> reporter: cdc officials trace at least 37 illnesses and one death from this. health officials say this strain of salmonella appears to be resistant to some antibiotics. >> as we use more and more antibiotics, more bacteria will develop resistance. >> reporter: they linked three salmonella cases to the cargill ground turkey with the data from three grocery store discount cards. >> reporter: none of those people remembered buying ground turkey. but their card history shows they all bought products at this plant. the code has est,--963 on the label. it was sold under several brand names, including honey suckle white, shady brook farms and riverside. also sold as giant eagle, atb,
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kroger, safeway, and spartan. officials expect there are more cases connected to this outbreak. >> the vast majority of people who have salmonella do not realize they have this. and they think they have the stomach flu. >> reporter: the salmonella bacteria is killed in poultry that is cooked thoroughly. and by washing your hands with soap and water, after handling raw meat. >> reporter: danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> health officials also say it's important that any raw meat is handled properly before it is cooked. that means washing your hands for at least 20 seconds after touching the product. a healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for americans to meet new u.s. nutritional guidelines. the redesigned food pyramid, encourages americans to eat a more balanced meal, with vegetables, grains and proteins. however, doing this, would cost the average american household, several hundred dollars more a year. at this news conference conference at compt knowon
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state university. a new partnership was announced, studying partnership in baltimore. it's being funded in part by a grant from kaiser permanente. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. nearly buried alive. see the rescue of a man trapped in seven feet of sand. unthinkable crime. a man accused of killing a new york boy, is incompetent to stand trial. i'm in for bob turk. we got a break from the heat. but will it continue through the weekend? we'll have your first washing five-day forecast coming up. -- warning five-day forecast. here are the stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates any at any time, log onto wjz.com.
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a new york man pleads not guilty in the beat -- of an 8- year-old boy. >> levi aaron kidnapped and dismembered the boy. levi said the boy struggled and asked for his own life, but he heard voices telling him to take the life of the boy. city officials have just
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approved a curfew in an effort to cut down on crime. and bring a long-running series to an end. >> it is the latest reaction to the violence in the city. >> i want to keep kids safe. i want a curfew policy that is clear and unambiguous. making sure that kids, like i used to have, light goes on, you get home. >> reporter: by unanimous vote in the city council, the nigh weekday curfew means kids younger than 12 must be off the streets by 8 children 30, and nine on the weekends. for those 12 to 16, the times are 10 on weekdays and 11:00 on weekends. new mayor rahm emanuel says it's past time to turn the tide in the city that has become infamous for murdered kids. >> if you're indoors or an adult-supervised activity, you're safe. >> reporter: but critics and
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concerned parents point to lax enforcement. >> they're getting people. but i think they can get more. >> reporter: in 2009, police issued 23,000 curfew citations. last year, 19,000. but halfway into this year, the number is only 8,000. the mayor says that will change, particularly since the new ordinance will hit parents in the wallet. a parent or guardian can face community service or a fine of up to $500 if their child is caught after curfew. a pending recommendation would triple the fine for three offenses in one year. the idea is that threatening absentee parents with a heavy penalty may spare their children from paying the ultimate price. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >> and the study said other cities saw reduction in both violence after they instituted similar curfew laws. buried alive, beneath the sand for nearly 30 minutes. a teenage boy is rescued, after
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a pile of sand collapses on him in california. the rescue crewug dug the teenager out of a seven-foot hole of sand. the boy was rushed to the hospital unconscious. he is recovering and in good condition. >> you hear more and more about this. >> pretty scary. >> i should say. scott pelley has more coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. the biggest stock sell-off in years has many wondering if we're headed for a double-dip recession. we'll explain what it means for your savings. tonight, on the cbs evening news. here's another look at the day on wall street. we'll be right back. [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. [ child's voice ] can i have some? [ child's voice ] you guys should rock, paper, scissors for it. ok. [ chuckles ] best of three? sure. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. [ scoffs ] one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. i win! oh, man. [ muffled ] congratulations.
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a cloudy, cooler, but still humid august evening. how is the end of the week and weekend shaping up? meteorologist tim williams is in the weather center. he has the answers. and he also has a look at the forecast, if you're lucky enough to be headed to the ocean. >> lucky, indeed. it's going to be a really nice weekend down in ocean city and along the shore. delaware beaches. all up and down the coach. 82 is our forecast high for tomorrow in ocean city. 84 on saturday. 88 on sunday. do not be deterred by the scattered showers that we have in the forecast. water temperatures of 75.
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we will keep that in. and also, if the remnants of emily start to make an impact on our beaches, we'll keep you posted there. the impact would be rough surf and maybe higher-than-average tide. forecast tomorrow, 70 degrees, starting off the day, going right on through the day. and eventually, leveling out around 88 degrees. look for 92 on sunday. 90 on monday. and 88 on monday. -- tuesday. widely scattered showers the next five days. >> thank you, tim. still to come tonight. the ravens sign a new player, but will likely say goodbye to a fan favorite. a fan favorite. >> ma[ male announcer ]tice in want a better way to track what you spend?
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a life of some of these free agents. they're coming. they're going. >> who can keep track, mark? >> mark is live with the wjz the fan sports report. mark? >> i'll hell you -- help you keep track. what a day today. ravens are on the field right now, as a matter of fact. they got a preseason game in one week. this was the day the players had to vote to formally ratify the collective bargaining agreement. that process wasn't done until 5:00 this evening. so that delayed training camps across the league. all 32 teams. and that had ravens coach, john harbaugh in a foul mood.
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i was on the field when he yelled at his players today. he said, you want the real me? you're going to get the real me. you're going to get it for three hours. so they're still out there right now. also right now is the newest raven. 31, bernard pollard. free-agent safety. pollard played the last two years in houston. he's joined by his new teammates in training camp, for this, the first fuel-team practice. because free agents are practicing for the first time now that that cba is ratified. derrick mason paid a visit to the new york jets. and there are multiple reports that he is going to sign with the jets and rejoin rex ryan, who was with mason here. rex ryan commented on it. >> i know the kind of competitor he is. super intense guy. and he's just a good person. and i know he wants on win, more than anything.
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>> well, if the ravens, in fact, lose derrick mason, baltimore could fill his spot with free-agent malcolm floyd, who was reported to be close to a deal with the ravens. now, floyd is a six-year veteran, all with the san diego chargers. 6'5" 235 pounds. got great size for the receiver. could become a raven. although nothing there is official. baseball now. orioles are finishing a long, difficult trip. they are in kansas city to take on the royals. it's been another empty august. losing birds. and they nearly lost another player. pitcher jeremy guthrie got a major league scare. a line drive off the bat. guthrie deflected it. but still, it struck him in the head. a glancing blow. guthrie stayed in the game. the orioles lost 6-2. but guthrie does not lose his sense of humor in the process. >> i never raul it would hit me. i didn't think it would hit me very hard. i think i'm just embarrassed
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and wanting to get going and get off that mountain. because i felt like i should have caught the ball. >> it's an orioles season, where you got to laugh to keep from crying. guthry did have fun. zach britain will pitch for the o's last night. toronto is in town. you can see the o's and the jays sunday, hereby on wjz. coverage at 1:30. and in golf, tiger woods is back to competition. first time in nearly three months. he's at the world golf championship in ohio. tiger looks strong. hole, rolling in a birdie putt. woods shot two under par, 68. six shots behind the leader. ravens on the field right now. we'll talk to him when we're done. we'll have the latest tonight at 11:00. back to you for now. >> all right. thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,
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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. >> i'm denise koch. >> for kai jackson, tim and mark, i'm kai jackson. don't go away. much more ahead on
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>> pelley: tonight, the biggest sell-off on wall street since the financial crisis. the dow plunges, and a new cbs news poll shows ratings for the congress are dropping as well. bill whitaker reports unemployment among young veterans has reached a remarkable high. >> what the point in even looking fair job anymore? i'm not going to find one. >> pelley: dr. jon lapook looks into one of the biggest meat recalls in u.s. history, forced by bacteria that resists antibiotics. and america's road out of afghanistan. seth don reports on u.s. forces building a nation in the war zone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have just seen the worst one-day fall on wall street since those dark days of 2008. it wasri

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